"ah?"
Zhao Bingzhang was taken aback and asked, "Your Highness, you're not joking, are you?"
"These men are all top-tier elite soldiers from their respective armies, key members. You can't even keep a hundred of them? You must be joking!"
"I'm not joking!"
Li Xin's voice suddenly grew louder. He looked at the nine hundred or so people in the training ground and said loudly, "Indeed, just as Mr. Zhao said, you are all the best and most elite soldiers in your respective armies!"
However, whether they are elite troops or not is another matter for me!
If you want to stay in my special forces, you'll have to show your true skills and pass the test!
If you fail the assessment, no matter how capable you are in other units, you are all trash to me, and I will not accept any of you!
Let me tell you in advance, the assessment won't be easy!
Extremely difficult!
If any of you are afraid of difficulties, you may withdraw now and return to your own troops. I will not blame you!
Anyone want to quit?
"No!"
"No!"
More than nine hundred people roared, creating a powerful sound in the night.
"Didn't I hear you?"
"No!"
That sound soared to the heavens!
Li Xin nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's good. Everyone's ready now. Cross-country with loads. Destination: Laolongtou Wharf. Let's go!"
Immediately, Li Xin mounted his tall horse and galloped towards the direction of Laolongtou.
Li Xin was surrounded by guards as they sped along.
More than nine hundred soldiers in the drill ground, carrying their weapons and equipment, as well as large and small bags, ran alongside the horses.
For these elite soldiers, cross-country running with heavy loads is commonplace!
After all, I had already undergone this kind of training many times when I first joined the army. In peacetime warfare, we also conduct infiltration and flanking maneuvers.
Therefore, these elite soldiers showed no fear whatsoever.
Elite soldiers are indeed elite soldiers; their speed is not slow at all!
Even carrying a load of fifty or sixty pounds, it was still not too slow.
As the moon rose high in the sky, around midnight, all nine hundred-plus soldiers arrived at Laolongtou Wharf.
After Laolongtou was occupied by the Dongning Navy, a wharf was built here to receive logistical supplies from Dongning merchant ships.
This nighttime cross-country training exercise brought these elite soldiers here not only for the training itself, but also to have them help move supplies.
"Everyone has one!"
Li Xin then roared, "One box of weapons and ammunition for everyone! Target: Yuguan City! Move out!"
Without giving these elite soldiers any time to rest, they changed out of their large and small bags of stones, shouldered their weapons and ammunition, and set off north once again.
More than an hour later, the vast majority of the more than 900 elite soldiers arrived at Yuguan City on time.
A small number of them were only a few minutes slower.
Li Xin did not eliminate these people, but gave them a warning, saying that if they did it again, they would be eliminated.
After unloading the weapons and ammunition, Li Xin led the soldiers to the firing range.
Night shooting!
Moreover, after such a long journey, my muscles were already a bit sore.
However, most of these elite troops were able to withstand the strain.
During the nighttime shooting training, Li Xin also saw the quality of these elite soldiers; they were all quite skilled veterans!
Li Xin felt somewhat relieved.
These people are really good!
After finishing these training sessions, Li Xin had them rest in the open field.
Although it was already spring, the nights were still a bit chilly, so I slept fully clothed, relying only on the blankets and coat I had wrapped up in.
Most importantly, they were not provided with food and water along the way; they had to find everything themselves.
After only a few hours of rest, they were woken up again at dawn for a morning run.
After their morning run, they had free time to search for food, water, and other sustenance in the wild.
For a moment, some soldiers couldn't help but complain.
"Is this a training session? It's a place to suffer!"
"What? Can't take it anymore? If you can't, you can quit!"
"Yes, they already said when we came that there would be wilderness survival training! These are all essential!"
"well!"
The soldier sighed, but had no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere.
On the other side, Gu Shisan showed no panic. He skillfully dug a field mouse hole in the field and caught several fat field mice.
After roasting them over a fire, Gu Shisan ate the field mice with cold water.
The extra field mouse meat was also roasted into jerky, which he carried with him.
Li Xin witnessed this entire scene.
What's your name?
Li Xin asked the question.
Gu Shisan was taken aback. He looked up and saw that it was His Highness Prince Xin. He quickly bowed and replied, "Your subordinate is Gu Shisan!"
"Very good, continue!"
Li Xin nodded slightly and rode away from there.
After seeing that His Highness had taken a liking to Gu Shisan, some soldiers came to ask him for advice on digging for field mice. Gu Shisan patiently explained to them one by one, and even took out some dried field mouse meat to share with the soldiers.
With Gu Shisan's assistance, a small team of about thirty people was formed around him. They divided the work among themselves, such as digging for field mice, finding water, and roasting meat jerky. The division of labor was clear, and the small team was quite good!
After a period of rest, obstacle course training resumed in the morning.
The conditions were much harsher and worse than during basic training.
However, Gu Shisan and the others encouraged each other and persevered through gritted teeth.
At noon, I had to find something to eat on my own again.
In the afternoon, training on firearms knowledge and combat knowledge began. Li Xin selected some technical officers from various units to explain firearms, gunpowder, combat knowledge, and even some wilderness survival knowledge to them.
Gu Shisan, as a representative, explained the key points of digging for field mice.
Learning from each other is also the best way to improve soldiers!
In the evening, after dinner, it was the same nighttime cross-country race with heavy loads, and the destination was still Laolongtou Wharf.
When they returned, they were still carrying a large box of weapons and equipment.
The same training lasted for five days, and some of the lagging soldiers were eliminated.
On the sixth day, Li Xin set strict time standards for each project and gradually began to increase the duration.
Gradually, more and more soldiers were eliminated.
Most of the soldiers in Gu Shisan's small team stayed behind, and some even joined them.
Similar to Gu Shisan and his group, these elite soldiers also formed different small teams, supporting, encouraging and helping each other.
By the tenth day, about three hundred people had been eliminated.
The remaining six hundred or so people formed twelve smaller teams.
Looking at the twelve small teams, Li Xin nodded in satisfaction and said softly, "Alright, we're starting to see some progress!"
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